The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-10-27
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Corps. He says il was organized at Vicksburg
in the Spring of 1864 and was composed of the
14th, 9th and sd Iowa, 24th Mo. and Sd Ind.
battery. In the following Winter or Spring
the time of the 18th Iowa having expired, its
place was taken by the 9th Mimi, and the bril-
gade remained thus until the close of the war.
w. III. Abbott, Co. b, 1st Ind. Cav, Fairfield,
ILL.,, gives sketch of the war horse "Old Fly"
which was born in 1876, and enlisted " in Co.
Il, 1st Ind. Cav, at Evansville July 20, 1861.
The horse participated in all the campaigns and
battles of the regiment, was mustered out"
at indianapolis in September, 1864, and is now
living at the age Of 81 years.
Daniel BOuge Co. A, S7th Pa, Hartford City,
Estate not given,) thinks some of the comrades
have failed to do justice to the S7th in their
accounts of battles in which it was engaged.
Chas Sneak, Co. A, 18th Ohio, Canal Fulton,
o., says the Third Brigade, Third Division,
Fourth Corps, was commanded by Gen. Sam
Beatty, formerly Colonel of the 18th Ohio. The
brigade consisted of the 18th and 10Th Ohio
and 18th Ky.
J. w. Phillips, Co. A, 10th Wis, West Fork,
Ark, says the comrades are all wrong in re-
gard to the composition of the First Brigade,
Third Division, Seventeenth Corps. The 10th
Wis, he says, was in the brigade.
ThOs. w. f. Bedford, Co. h, 18th u. s. Inf,
Plattville, ILL.,, writes in behalf of the inmates
of the Government Hospital for the Insane at
Washington. He says that many of them are
reading and understanding. He suggests that
papers and magazines be sent them, and shows
his faith by his works, sending 81 for The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE for them.
Griffith Lytle, Co. G., 49th Pa, Downs Kan
says he was surprised at some of the statements
of A. E. Mathews, San Francisco, Cal, in his
article on the 9th Me. at Rappahannoek Sta
ton. The writer still carries in his hip rebel
bullet which he received as he reached the
rife-pit n short distance to the right of the
fort, and almost directly opposite the pontoon
| bridge. He says the 49th Pa was in the front
| line and reached the works at the same time
rs the 9th Me. The charge was led by Gen.
David Russell in person The writer says the
9th Me. was gallant regiment, but no better
than the other regiments of Hancock's brigade.
| The 9Th Me. and the 12lst N. Y came up in
| splendid style at this fight, and deserve as
much credit rs any other of the troops engaged.
i. w. Miller, Co. A, Mclaughlin Squadron,
Ohio Cav, Gibsonburg, Ohio, gives the follow
ing words to the stable call:
All that able
And feed your horses hay, oats and some corn.
| If you don't do IL
The Captain will know il
| And put you in the guard house, sure as you are
| born.
VIM. p. Burge, Hospital Steward, ID Ohio H.
| A., Westfeld, Mass, thinks Capt Henry Ro-
meyn did injustice to the I'd Ohio III. A. in say
| ing that they were down on the coored sol
diers. The writer says he never heard such
sentiments expressed, and does not think they
were entertained by either the men or officers
of the regiment.
Edward Joslin, Co. /, 1st u. S. Sharpshooters,
| Franklin, Neb., rises to ask what is the matter
with all of Berdan's Sharpshooters. He sees
nothing from them, although they certainly
had enough experience during the war to find
something to write about.
Adam RoOs, Co. A, LIST KY, Canal Dover, o.,
| asks his comrades Of the Louisville Legion II
| they remember the little episode at Guyan-
dOtte, W. Va, June 10, 1861, where they capt
ured squad Of rebels. The writer would be
| glad to have his comrades wake up.
ii. r. King Co. /, 2lst H., Newton, Ill,
thinks it n great hardship that the veterans
who are compelled to become inmates of Sol
diers' Homes have to leave their wives and
families. The comrade thinks this ought not so
to be. All hail to the noble State Of Wisconsin,
which is providing q Home with cottages
where the veterans can live with their families.
i. l.. Blaisdell, Santa Cruz CAL, refers again
to the little gunbOat at Port Royal. He says
that during the engagement it was employed
| in towing into action the sailing sloop Van
dalia, and continued pulling this vessel around
until the fight closed. The writer was on
board the Mohican during the action, that ship
being third in line, following the SuSquehanna
The Mohican was nearest TO Fort Walker, hav-
ing run aground at that point. The vessel was
struck a number of times by shot from the fort,
and several men on board were killed and
wounded.
Charles Deyling, Co. X, LIST u. s. Wv, lad
dress not giyen,) calls attention to the con-
spicuous loyalty to the Government of the Ger
mans in Missouri. He says that Of the 10 400
men furnished from st. Louis in response to the
Presidents first call for troops, nearly all of
them were Germans. On every battlefield of
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the flag of their adopted country.
Philip III. Greedy, Is Center street, Cam
| bridgeport, Mass, writes that determined
effort will be made to induce Congress to carry
out the promise made by Gen. Banks that
medals of honor should b, T. ven those who par
ticipated in the charge OF the forlOrn hope "
at Port Hudson.
J. NJ. Carpenter, Co. A, s9th N. Y, Sullivan.
vile, n. Y, says his regiment did not do so
much as others in the lag-planting business,
but when "thrashing time came the boys were
generally there. Replying to a recent commu-
nication from Comrade Blanchard, who said that
no troops forded the stream at Antietam the
writer would like to PROFOUND to him the fol-
lowing conundrumS: First, where wers the
9th, seth and 103d N. Y. during the battle OF
Antietam, and what were they doing? Second,
what regiment crossed the Nansemond River
at Suffolk, Va, and captured Fort Hill during
Longstreet's siege? Third, what regiments
crossed the river In front OF Fredericksburg in
pOntoon boats ut the time of Burnsde's attack
in September, 1862? The writer says he was
only little kid" when all these things hap
pened, and possibly his memory may be de-
fective. He asks for information.
G.. w. Steele, Co. G., 10Th NY. Cuyler, NY.
writing of the crossing at Fredericksburg and
the difference of opinion expressed by different
comrades. says that no doubt Comrade Maloney
referred TO one crossing and Comrade Church
to another. The crossing was made in at least
two different places Where the Cd Wis. crossed
was mile or more down the river from the
town.
Bernard Dunn, Co. A. I'd Iowa Cav, La Crosse,
Wis, thinks the expression " Grab root had
its origin in the Black Hawk war, in the battle
of Bad AK, and tells story to prove it.
Geo. Il. Mckenney, Co. e. 18th Me-, Glouces-
ter Mass, devotes several pages to q review OF
the replies to his article, published some months
ago. on the battle of Williamsburg. So much
space has already been given to this subject
that it is impossible to publish this article in
full. much as we would like to do so. The
comrade admits that he may have been mis-
taken in some of the minor points, but aflirms
the general correctness of his former article.
A. Hottinger, Co. l., 10th Mo. Cav, Edna,
Kan, thinks Comrade Vance was considerably
mixed in his account of the fighting at Selma.
The writer says he never cared much about
what other regiments did, having his hands
full to note what his own was doing. He gives
brief sketch of the assault on the works
which resulted in the capture of a large mum
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